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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1598
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Silking, n. [Silk(e n.] Silk, the silk fabric from which silk garments are made (cf. Plaiding n., etc.). —1598 Edinburgh Testaments XXXI 321b.
Fyve quarteris … of stray cullour silking price v li.